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Define the Template Settings & Export Properties

You can configure the default template settings and export properties of your export template. The settings and properties include defining the scope of the export (i.e. what Confluence pages gets exported), control how certain macros are rendered, and define how other elements are displayed in the export.

By default, these are the setting and properties that will be used for this export template. Every time a user exports using this template, in the export dialogue they can also override these settings on a one-off basis for their export.

Define the Template Settings

You can change the default template settings via Space tools > AppsScroll Word Exporter > then click the actions icon (•••) for name of the export template you want to edit > Edit

Once you have selected Edit, the template editor will open and you can define the Template Settings - it is in this section where you upload your Word file, choose the default export scope for the template and define any labels for template pre-selection:

 After this you can then navigate to the Export Properties tab and define the settings associated with how certain content is handled in the export:

Within this section it is also possible to define which export properties will be visible in the export dialogue (when selecting "Show details"). To ensure specific export properties remain unavailable in the export dialogue, simply enable the lock icon for the export property:

An overview of the available Export Properties is provided below:

PropertyNameDescription
LabelsInclude/excludeInclude/exclude child pages with particular page labels. You can find further information about this here.
Use page labels as index termsCheck to use page labels as index terms
Content






Enable links to external websitesIf checked, web links in the Word file will be clickable
Enable links to ConfluenceIf checked, links to your Confluence site in the Word file will be clickable
Add URL to external linksIf checked, the complete URL for the external link will also be printed in brackets next to the link
Add URL to Confluence linksIf checked, the complete URL for the Confluence link will also be printed in brackets next to the link
Export thumbnail images in full resolutionIf checked, Confluence thumbnail images get exported in full quality (however they'll still be displayed in the size as defined in Confluence).

Merge single, first heading and page title

If checked, single first headings are merged with the page title. You can find further information about this here.
Allow Word macrosIf checked, Word macros included in the template will be included in the export
Export only the last published versions of the pages

Only available if Comala Workflows is installed on the Confluence system.

Hide the workflow header and footer
Macros


Show "Table Of Content" macro outputIf checked, the Confluence Table of Contents Macro content will be displayed in the export
Show "Child pages" macro output

If checked, the Confluence Child pages Macro (formerly known as “Children Display”) content will be displayed in the export

Convert image gallery tables to listsIf checked, images in the Confluence Gallery Macro will be displayed in a list rather than a grid
Keep multi-column page layoutsIf checked, content in the Confluence Section Macro will be exported in tables. Additionally, multi-column page layouts will also be preserved.
Convert Office macros to file thumbnails
If enabled, "Office Excel", "Office Powerpoint" and "Office Word" macros will be replaced by thumbnail images of the corresponding files. Otherwise the macro output will be exported.
CaptionsFigure caption positionIf an image or table is assigned a caption using the Scroll Title Macro, you can select whether to display that caption before or after the image or table
Figure caption

Define the text shown for Scroll Title Macro for figures. The following placeholders are available for the figure captions:

  • Internationalized Caption Label = Prints the hard-coded caption prefix based on the language of the Word file template ie. Figure for English Word file templates (learn more)
  • Caption Title = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption title
  • Caption Number = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption number
  • Chapter Number = reference to the Heading level 1 chapter numbering
  • Chapter Dependent Chapter Number = reference to the number in the sequence of figures of tables, under a certain chapter
Table caption positionIf an image or table is assigned a caption using the Scroll Title Macro, you can select whether to display that caption before or after the image or table
Table caption

Define the text shown for Scroll Title Macro for tables. The following placeholders are available for the figure captions:

  • Internationalized Caption Label = Prints the hard-coded caption prefix based on the language of the Word file template ie. Table for English Word file templates (learn more)
  • Caption Title = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption title
  • Caption Number = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption number
  • Chapter Number = reference to the Heading level 1 chapter numbering
  • Chapter Dependent Chapter Number = reference to the number in the sequence of figures of tables, under a certain chapter
File OptionsExport Filename

Use placeholders and/or text to define the filename for the generated Word file. Selecting the + icon provides a selection of placeholders that can be used. If this field is empty, the filename will revert to the default.

i.e. Document Title-Document Revision-Export date

Optimize links for printPage number of link target (to pages, figures and tables) will be appended to internal link.

Only accessible within template's Export Properties. Define prefix/suffix text that will be added for links to pages in the document when "Optimize export for printing" is enabled. The following placeholder is available for the internal page links:

  • Target Page = reference to the page number for the linked page or Scroll Title macro caption

Only accessible within template's Export Properties. Define prefix/suffix text that will be added for links to figures (within Scroll Title macro) in the document when "Optimize export for printing" is enabled. The following placeholders are available for the figure/table caption links:

  • Target Page = reference to the page number for the Scroll Title macro caption
  • Target Caption = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption title
  • Target Number = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption number
Only accessible within template's Export Properties. Define prefix/suffix text that will be added for links to tables (within Scroll Title macro) in the document when "Optimize export for printing" is enabled. The following placeholders are available for the figure/table caption links:
  • Target Page = reference to the page number for the Scroll Title macro caption
  • Target Caption = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption title
  • Target Number = reference to the Scroll Title macro caption number
TablesTable fittingChoose if the table is exported to fit the content, window or keeps the fixed width
LanguageLanguageSets the language for the text used in placeholder content. For example, the Export date placeholder, when defined to print the month name in full text, will use this set language for the translation.
Document PropertiesDocument Properties

Add placeholders (via the + icon) or static text within the related fields to provide values for the following Document Properties types that are stored in the generated Word Export: Title, Subject, Author, Manager, Company, Category, Keywords, Comments


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